Chromebook 101: How to add another user to your Chromebook

Because they tend to be inexpensive and fairly hardy, Chromebooks are often bought as laptops for families, to be shared between parents and kids, or passed around among friends. And because a Chromebook may have more than one user, it needs to have more than one login, so that each user has access to their own personal apps and content.

Adding a new user to a Chromebook is not difficult. Here’s how to do it:

• Click on the button in the lower right corner (the one that shows the time, battery life, etc.).


• Click on “Sign out” at the top of the pop-up window.


• You’ll be brought back to the sign-in screen. At the bottom left of the screen, click on the button labeled “Add Person.”


• Have the new user sign in using their Google account (or they...

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